English
This week in English we began another new topic looking at stories from other cultures. We read a story from South America called "Ampata and the scarlet macaws" where we learnt about one girl's selfless acts to save her brothers and the king's son.
Topic
This week in science we began designing our very own mars rover robots. First we had to research the terrain and climate of mars to see what our robots would be up against. Then we had to think about the jobs our robots would have to do there; like collect samples, take pictures and look for signs of life.
Finally we designed our robots and have come up with a list of resources we will need to build them.
Science
This week in science we have continued our learning about electricity by exploring static electricity. We learnt that two objects are charged and when they are rubbed together they form static electricity. We used this static electricity pick up peices of paper and even created a remote control roller!
Take a look at our pictures!
Notices
Please remember to return permission slips and money for our trip to the planetarium by Monday.
Euan and Abubakr's school uniforms are still missing. Please check that you haven't picked them up by mistake. Both uniforms are labelled. Thank you.
Don't forget to collect your recyclable objects ready to build your mars rover on Wednesday! Parents if you would like to come in and help on Wednesday morning from 7:45 until 9 am then please let Miss Mercer know via email.
Thank you and have a lovely weekend!